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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Is there no website to check them before installing? Or it is not worth the time in Linux? Similar to VM or sandboxed system?>

Something similar to: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload

I use it to check APK downloads before putting it on my phone.

Anyone know more about this?

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  • [–] [S] 20 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    You can use virustotal for any game/file under 650MBs; This meme was created as a joke, good security practices should always be followed.

    No anti virus will be 100% accurate, viruses get missed all the time, while legitimate software can acquire false flags.

    I would never recommend just running a random .exe you find on the internet with wine as any non-root protected files could potentially be damaged; With Bottles (the application) all files outside of the created bottle are not visible to programs ran/installed inside the bottle.

    If you really want to try something, throwing caution to the wind, running it in a wine BOTTLE that's created just for that program, has a low chance of damaging your computer. (This does not mean "safe")

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thanks for the meme!

    Yeah, meme or not if I can learn something I will ask a question, hahahaha

    Thanks for taking the time to explain it further!

    Have an awesome day!

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